Wednesday, December 4, 2013

Day 4 of the Christmas A Go-Go Giveaway

Welcome to day 4 of the 2nd annual Christmas A Go-Go Giveaway from Laughing Vixen Lounge. Make sure to stop by the main Giveaway Post and
enter to win a $250+ Prize Pack full of Fa-La-La-Luscious treats from
12 of the most fabulous shops around. Each day you will find daily
holiday trivia that can earn you lots of extra entries (see details
below). There will also be shop features for all of our participating
shops. They will be
reminiscing about their favorite holiday movies and giving us a peek at
how they do what they do.

A big part of the Christmas
Giveaway are the holiday recipes. What better way to enjoy the holiday
season than with some old favorites and a few new desserts and dishes.
Our shops are sharing their favorites and we invite you to do the same.
You can submit your own recipe to earn 10
extra entries and have it posted on the blog for everyone to enjoy. See
details below.

Every
Friday at the Laughing Vixen Lounge Blog is Fear Friday. Fear
Fridays are a celebration of all films spooky. During December they will
all have a Christmas theme. A special treat for any spooky movie fan
and just maybe a chance for some more extra entries.

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Holiday Trivia Game

Test your knowledge
and earn an extra entry each day. Each daily post will have a holiday
trivia question. Leave your answer on the Rafflecopter widget, on the
main Giveaway Post, for 1 entry in the giveaway. Please do not post answers anywhere else on the blog or they will be deleted and not count.

**You can only post 1 answer
per 24 hour period. Rafflecopter runs on Eastern Standard Time. So if you miss a day you cannot make it up.**

Today's Trivia Question ~

Name all 12 of the 12 Days of Christmas items.

Yesterday's
Question ~ Rudolph
The Red Nosed Reindeer was a TV special released in 1964. 15 years
before that, in 1949, it was a #1 hit song for Gene Autry. But Rudolph
was originally created in 1939 by a major department store as a coloring
book to be given away at Christmas time. Which department store was it?

Answer ~ Montgomery Wards was started in 1872 and sold goods through their stores and catalog until they went out of business in 2000.

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I am a huge fan of Mystery Science Theater 3000 so Santa Claus Conquers The Martians is a yearly
tradition at my house. If you have not experience this gem yet I would
recommend watching the MST3K version instead of the movie on it's own.
It is bad, stupid and quite painful when watched on it's own but makes
for a truly delightful experience when accompanied by priceless riffing
and silly snarking courtesy of the MST3K gang. Besides, how could it be Christmas without Joel and
the Bots singing "Let's have a Patrick Swayze Christmas"??? It makes me smile just thinking of it.

Stuffed Mushrooms

I like to make these for Thanksgiving or Christmas. They are so yummy!!! I do not really measure when I am cooking these so this is approximately.

Mix with black olives and bread in large pan and saute with butter. Remove from heat and cool.

Grate cheese and stir 3/4 of it into mixture. Spoon mixture into mushroom caps. Top each with more cheese.

Bake at 350 degrees for about 20 minutes on a roaster pan.

Earn 10 Extra Entries ~ Submit Your Holiday Recipe.
Submit
your own holiday recipe or craft how-to for an extra 10 entries in the
giveaway. You will find the entry, with full details on how to submit
the recipe, on the Rafflecopter widget on the main Giveaway Post. We will post submitted recipes daily.

Today we have a recipe submitted by Debra.

"One of my
favorite things to make during the holidays is "Egg Nog French Toast".
Hubby is NOT a "sweet" breakfast person. He doesn't like pancakes (The
horror!) but he will eat these every year."

Whisk all ingredients up, dip and coat your bread, cook on a griddle with a little butter.
Keep whisking up between each bread dip - the cinnamon and the nutmeg try to not mix in well.
"I enjoy mine with a little syrup or with cranberry jam. Ya know, holidays!"